This international conference brings together European and Chinese civil society practitioners, academics and policy makers with a keen interest in civil society contributions to policy innovation in the PR China.Contact Dr Andreas Fulda 傅洛达Andreas.Fulda@nottingham.ac.ukSenior Fellow, China Policy InstituteLecturer, School of Contemporary Chinese StudiesProgram Manager for EU-China Civil Society Dialogue NG8 1BB The University of Nottingham05.09.2013Veranstalter: School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham Agenda of the Conference Conference Announcement
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As foreign aid is phased out in China, new funding challenges are cropping up. The face of China`s civil society has undergone a dramatic makeover in recent years, none more so than in the way its organizations are funded. Less than 20 years ago, China`s voluntary sector was wholly reliant on overseas donors. Seed funding from US organizations such as the Ford Foundation kick-started the development of China`s voluntary sector after the United Nations` Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995. Foreign funding enabled the establishment of more-or-less autonomous citizen groups in China designed to alleviate poverty, strengthen rights of women and disabled people, and protect the environment. While 'government-organized...
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